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Neighbors San Marcos Daily Record Friday, Nov. 16, 2012 - Page 1B sanmarcos record.com (Left) Katinka Pinka sits at her desk preparing doilies to sell. (Middle) An antique headpiece from Christian Dior. (Right) Katinka puts her own spin on each clothing piece she sells, either making it herself or embellishing the material. (Photos by Kaitlin Schmidt) Katinka Pinka’s shop, Bower Bird, sits across from HEB on Comanche St. The bottom floor hosts her business, antiques, and the top floor has a massage therapist working in one room and Katinka is working on getting a studio apartment ready to rent out. (Photo by Kaitlin Schmidt) treasure By Kaitlin Schmidt Features Editor An ivory hard-cased suitcase sits on top of a white dresser. A rusty bird cage lamp sits on top of the luggage, but it still stands out among all of the trinkets around it. On the inside, the suitcase is lined with a deep blue velvet that’s a bit tattered around the edges. It has a lot of mileage on it; it’s been used and it’s been loved. When you walk into Bower Bird across from HEB on Comanche Street it’s a little overwhelming. But not in the “there’s a lot of junk to sort through to find what I’m looking for” kind of way. It’s over- whelming because you want to find a way to look at everything all at once. “I don’t like just setting things up on shelves. I want people to come in and feel like they’re at home,” Katinka Pinka, the owner, said. “For me, it’s like an art. I enjoy telling little stories with my setups.” Katinka isn’t conventional in many ways, covered in tattoos while her desk is covered in quilted doilies that she’s preparing to sell, but when she was a little girl she had a dream as most do. Her dream was to be an artist. “I’ve gone through an evolution as an artist,” Katinka said. “From studio art to jewelry to sewing. Now, I’m utilizing all of the stuff I’ve learned from doing those kinds of art and selling items for people to use in their own projects. I like to think I’ve come full circle.” A man’s face greets incoming customers. Turn him around and he has two sets of eyes. He doesn’t hold anything, he’s not a cup, he’s not the most beautiful decoration. But after reading up on him, Katinka found that he was a bar decoration from the 1950s. Bartenders would turn the statue around after patrons had been drinking. “It was a trick for the bartender because everyone thought they were see- ing double and it makes you a little dizzy to look at it,” Katinka said. “It has a strange face and it’s just so weird. You don’t see things like this very often.” Katinka said she likes to imagine the lives each piece had before she bought it and when it comes to selling some items it can be a little sad. “The people that buy these odd pieces, I think, are as amazed with them as I am,” Katinka said. “I like to hear and think about the way that people are going to repurpose the things that they find in my shop.” When she goes to flee mar- kets and estate sales each week, she doesn’t know how the items she buys will fit into her customer’s lives. But that’s part of the fun of it, she says, because even though she doesn’t know what to do with a certain item, she knows someone will see it and know exactly how they will use it. “I always try to buy things with the intent of selling them and finding them new homes. I look for things that are junky, tattered and rusted. I look for anything that tells a story of its previous life,” Katinka said. “I like seeing stuff that’s bat- tered and worn down because it was used or loved and it had some other life before I found it.” The ivory suitcase may have been tossed around in luggage lines on trains traveling west or thrown amongst the other cargo in the back of an airplane. In the 1920s it may have been the only thing a young girl brought with her when she moved from her home town to the big city, her entire life packed into the pockets and zipper bags inside. Even with its scratches and scuffs, the old suitcase seems to contain the wisdom and culture of a world traveler. Though it may be junk to some, it holds history inside if you’re willing to look close enough. A bar decoration used to trick patrons into thinking they were seeing double. (Photo by Kaitlin Schmidt)
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San Marcos Daily Record (San Marcos, TX) Neighbors Section November 16, 2012
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Neighbors San Marcos Daily RecordFriday, Nov. 16, 2012 - Page 1B
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(Left) Katinka Pinka sits at her desk preparing doilies to sell. (Middle) An antique headpiece from Christian Dior. (Right) Katinka puts herown spin on each clothing piece she sells, either making it herself or embellishing the material. (Photos by Kaitlin Schmidt)
Katinka Pinka’s shop, Bower Bird, sits across from HEB on Comanche St. The bottom floor hosts her business, antiques, and the top floorhas a massage therapist working in one room and Katinka is working on getting a studio apartment ready to rent out.
(Photo by Kaitlin Schmidt)
treasureBy Kaitlin SchmidtFeatures Editor
An ivory hard-cased suitcase sits on top of a white dresser. A rusty birdcage lamp sits on top of the luggage, but it still stands out among all of thetrinkets around it. On the inside, the suitcase islined with a deep blue velvet that’s a bit tatteredaround the edges. It has a lot of mileage on it; it’sbeen used and it’s been loved.When you walk into Bower Bird across from HEB
on Comanche Street it’s a little overwhelming. Butnot in the “there’s a lot of junk to sort through tofind what I’m looking for” kind of way. It’s over-whelming because you want to find a way to look ateverything all at once.“I don’t like just setting things up on shelves. I
want people to come in and feel like they’re athome,” Katinka Pinka, the owner, said. “For me, it’slike an art. I enjoy telling little stories with mysetups.”Katinka isn’t conventional in many ways, covered
in tattoos while her desk is covered in quilteddoilies that she’s preparing to sell, but when shewas a little girl she had a dream as most do. Herdream was to be an artist.“I’ve gone through an evolution as an artist,”
Katinka said. “From studio art to jewelry to sewing.Now, I’m utilizing all of the stuff I’ve learned fromdoing those kinds of art and selling items for peopleto use in their own projects. I like to think I’vecome full circle.”A man’s face greets incoming customers. Turn him around and he has
two sets of eyes. He doesn’t hold anything, he’s not a cup, he’s not the mostbeautiful decoration. But after reading up on him, Katinka found that hewas a bar decoration from the 1950s. Bartenders would turn the statuearound after patrons had been drinking.“It was a trick for the bartender because everyone thought they were see-
ing double and it makes you a little dizzy to look at it,” Katinka said. “It hasa strange face and it’s just so weird. You don’t see things like this very
often.”Katinka said she likes to imagine the lives each piece had before she
bought it and when it comes to selling some items it can be a little sad.“The people that buy these odd pieces, I think, are as amazed with them
as I am,” Katinka said. “I like to hear and think about the way that peopleare going to repurpose thethings that they find in myshop.”When she goes to flee mar-
kets and estate sales eachweek, she doesn’t know howthe items she buys will fit intoher customer’s lives. Butthat’s part of the fun of it, shesays, because even though shedoesn’t know what to do witha certain item, she knowssomeone will see it and knowexactly how they will use it.“I always try to buy things
with the intent of selling themand finding them new homes. Ilook for things that are junky,tattered and rusted. I look foranything that tells a story ofits previous life,” Katinka said.“I like seeing stuff that’s bat-tered and worn down becauseit was used or loved and it hadsome other life before I foundit.”
The ivory suitcase may have been tossed around in luggage lines ontrains traveling west or thrown amongst the other cargo in the back of anairplane. In the 1920s it may have been the only thing a young girl broughtwith her when she moved from her home town to the big city, her entire lifepacked into the pockets and zipper bags inside. Even with its scratches andscuffs, the old suitcase seems to contain the wisdom and culture of a worldtraveler. Though it may be junk to some, it holds history inside if you’rewilling to look close enough.
A bar decoration used to trick patrons into thinkingthey were seeing double. (Photo by Kaitlin Schmidt)
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Church News
Kyle Park to headline Soulshine Scholarship BenefitBy Kaitlin SchmidtFeatures Editor
Kyle Park and his buddieswere sitting around a camp-fire when they wrote his lat-est single, “The Night isYoung.”“Everyone was kind of
drifting off to sleep and Tom(Sheppard, co-writer of thesong) and I were just like,‘Come on guys, the night isyoung, don’t be lame,’” Parksaid. “Sure enough, that lightbulb went off and we wrotethe chorus right then andthere.”Park got his start in music
when he was 14 and wasstuck at his house becausehe couldn’t find a ride any-where. He played by ear andlearned from sites on theInternet. He played his firstpaid gig a year and a halflater.“From that point, I fell in
love with music and wroteenough songs to make myfirst CD and put together aband,” Park said.In 2006 he got his first
taste of playing in front of ahuge crowd when he openedfor Tracey Lawrence andClint Black.“It’s a rush (playing for big
crowds.) The biggest compli-ment to my music is havingpeople sing along,” Park said.“You know, because you haveto listen to something more
than once to learn the wordsusually. That’s the biggestreward for me as a song-writer. As a musician andartist, it’s always good to seea packed house and peopledancing.”Along with his new single,
Park’s Christmas song,“Winter Wonderland”dropped this week and hisalbum is slated to come outin March. With all of thatgoing on, Park will headlinethe Soulshine ScholarshipFoundation Benefit Show atTexas Music Theater onSunday, Nov. 18. TheSoulshine ScholarshipFoundation is a non-profitorganization benefitting theTexas State University Schoolof Music in the form of anannual scholarship in memo-ry of Chase Monks andBradley Schroeder who werekilled on their way to a gig bya drunk driver.“My original guitar player
was best friends with Chaseand I became friends withhim,” Park said. “When I wasasked to be a part of thisshow, since I knew Chaseand I’m from San Marcos, itwas a no-brainer.”Tickets for Soulshine
Scholarship FoundationBenefit can be purchasedonline at www.frontgatetick-ets.com or at the door on theday of the show. The show isopen for all ages.
Kyle Park will play at Texas Music Theaterthis Sunday.
Calendarof Events
Creative Writing Workshopfor Hays County AreaVeterans and MilitaryPersonnelWHEN: Every Wednesday from Nov. 7through Dec. 12 from 5 to 6 p.m.WHERE: 111E. San Antonio St, secondfloorWHO: Veterans and military personnelINFO: To register email Jason Coates [email protected], Caitlin [email protected] or Terry McDowell [email protected]
Sorties and Stories: BobcatVeterans RememberanceProjectWHEN: Nov. 12 through 16 from 10a.m. to 2 p.m.WHERE: Texas State University WritingCenter (ASBN-first floor)WHO: All veterans, military personnel,reservists and friends and family mem-bers of the military are invited to recorda five minute story.INFO: Email Caitlin McCrory [email protected] or Nancy Wilson [email protected]
Thankful Turkey 5K Run/WalkWHEN: Nov. 17, 8 a.m.WHERE: River Ridge ParkINFO:http://home.centurytel.net/bluebon-netlions/tt5k/TT5K_2012_flyer.pdf
Bill Soyars Old Timers RadioHourWHEN: Sunday, Nov. 18 from 4 to 5p.m.WHERE: KLUP 930 AMWHO: Guests for this week are JamieDurham fron Sabinal and San Antonioand Jo Nell Chapman from Sabinal andFair Oaks Ranch.INFO: (512) 753-9604 [email protected]
Parks & Recreation FamilyTravel Group - DallasCowboys vs. ClevelandBrownsWHEN: Sunday, Nov. 18. Bus leavesthe Activity Center at 6:30 a.m. and ar-rives back around 8 p.m.INFO: Register at the Parks & Recre-ation Main Office at 401 E. Hopkins orthe San Marcos Activity Center at 501E. Hopkins or call 393-8400. Registra-tion ends Nov. 16. Cost is $60.
San Marcos UnitarianUniversalist FellowshipWHEN: Nov. 18 at 11 a.m.WHERE: UCM Wesley Center, 510 N.Guadalupe St.WHO: Rev. Brian FergusonINFO: www.smuuf.org
First Baptist Church NBC146th AnniversaryWHEN: Nov. 18 at 11 a.m.WHERE: 420 Mitchell St.WHO: Pastor Reginald Reed fromPolly Chapel Baptist Church inTexarkanaINFO: (210) 378-0809
St. Markʼs Episcopal
Church Lessons and CarolsWHEN: Dec. 16 at 11 a.m. and 7p.m.WHERE: 3039 RR 12INFO: 353-1979
Strong for Life, exercise /strength training course forfolks 50 and overWHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays andThursdays through Nov. 29WHERE: First Presbyterian Church,410 W. HutchisonWHO: Intergenerational activity ledby physical therapy students fromTexas State University. Free but pre-registration required.INFO: (415) 342-1456; [email protected]
Free Adult ContinuingEducationWHEN: Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.through Dec. 18WHERE: St. John the EvangelistCatholic Church, 624 E. HopkinsWHO: Father John KimINFO: (512) 353-8969 or visitwww.sanmarcoscatholic.org
St. Johnʼs Rosary GuildWHEN: Every second Tuesday form 7to 8:30 p.m.WHERE: St. John the EvangelistCatholic Church, 624 E. HopkinsWHO: Come learn to make MissionRosaries and Ranger Rosaries for sol-diersINFO: 392-8169
